In a bid to uplift mood and help the people of Wuhan battle the deadly coronavirus, medical staff in full protective body suits, gloves and masks made coronavirus-infected patients at a makeshift hospital in Wuhan dance.?
Hundreds of patients were led by medical staff to a square in the hospital to exercise and dance to a lively Chinese song about red flowers.?
From people collapsing like zombies on the street to being under lockdown for a month,locals in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, have seen the worst things possible.
The mental toll of the coronavirus pandemic is massive and doctors think that the best way to help patients blow off some steam is to dance away their stress.?
¡°Patients may be in a bad mood with the unfamiliar environment after being admitted to the hospital. Besides, there are so many patients living together, so they may feel nervous and spend a long time in bed,¡± Chen added, explaining the reason for the group activity.
Wuhan, the capital of central China¡¯s Hubei province, has been converting buildings into hospitals to deal with the high number of patients that have contracted the coronavirus.
Hubei is the epicenter of the outbreak and has been under virtual lockdown for weeks. The epidemic has killed more than 1,100 people, all but two in China, and infected more than 44,000.
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